Mark 12
1 He began to speak to them in parables. "A man planted a vineyard, put a hedge around it, dug a pit for the winepress, built a tower, rented it out to a farmer, and went on a journey.
And he began to speak to them in parables: A man planted a vineyard, and set a hedge around it, and digged a wine-press, and built a tower, and let it out to vine-dressers, and went into another country.
2 When it was time, he sent a servant to the farmer to get from the farmer his share of the fruit of the vineyard.
And at the proper time, he sent a servant to the vine-dressers, that he might receive from the vine-dressers of the fruit of the vineyard.
3 They took him, beat him, and sent him away empty.
And they took him and scourged him, and sent him away without any thing.
4 Again, he sent another servant to them; and they wounded him in the head, and treated him shamefully.
And again he sent to them another servant; and at him they threw stones, and wounded him in the head, and sent him away shamefully treated.
5 And he sent another; and they killed him; and many others, beating some, and killing some.
And again he sent another; and him they killed. And he sent many others, some of whom they scourged, and some they killed.
6 He had one left, a beloved son, he sent him last to them, saying, 'They will respect my son.'
Therefore, having yet one son, his beloved, he sent him also to them last, saying, They will reverence my son.
7 But those farmers said among themselves, 'This is the heir. Come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.'
But those vine-dressers said one to another, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours.
8 They took him, killed him, and cast him out of the vineyard.
And they took him, and killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard.
9 What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and will give the vineyard to others.
What, then, will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy those vine-dressers, and give his vineyard to others.
10 Haven't you even read this Scripture: 'The stone which the builders rejected, the same was made the head of the corner.
Have you not read this scripture: The stone which the builders rejected has become the head of the corner;
11 This was from the Lord. It is marvelous in our eyes'?"
this was from the Lord, and it is wondrous in our eyes?
12 They tried to seize him, but they feared the crowd; for they perceived that he spoke the parable against them. They left him, and went away.
And they sought to take him, but feared the multitude; for they knew that he had spoken the parable against them; and they left him, and went away.
13 They sent some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians to him, that they might trap him with words.
And they sent to him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they might entrap him in his words.
14 When they had come, they asked him, "Teacher, we know that you are honest, and do not defer to anyone; for you are not partial to anyone, but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not?
And they came and said to him: Teacher, we know that you are true, and that you care for no one; for you do not regard the person of men, but teach the way of God in truth. Is it lawful to give tribute to Cæsar, or not?
15 Should we pay, or should we not pay?" But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it."
Must we give, or must we not give? But, knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them: Why do you tempt me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.
16 They brought it. He said to them, "Whose is this image and inscription?" They said to him, "Caesar's."
They brought it; and he said to them: Whose image and superscription is this? They said to him: Cæsar’s.
17 And Jesus said to them, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." And they were utterly amazed at him.
And Jesus answered and said to them: Give to Cæsar the things that are Cæsar’s, and to God the things that are God’s. And they were astonished at him.
18 There came to him Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection. They asked him, saying,
And the Sadducees, who say that there is no resurrection, came to him, and put a question to him, saying:
19 "Teacher, Moses wrote to us, 'If a man's brother dies, and leaves a wife behind him, and leaves no children, that his brother should take the wife, and raise up offspring for his brother.'
Teacher, Moses wrote for us, If any man’s brother die, and leave a wife, and leave no children, his brother shall take his wife, and raise up children for his brother.
20 There were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and dying left no offspring.
Now there were seven brothers; and the first took a wife, and dying, left no child;
21 The second took her, and died, leaving no children behind him. The third likewise;
and the second took her, and he died, and left no child; and the third, likewise;
22 and the seven left no children. Last of all the woman also died.
and the seven took her, and left no child. Last of all, the woman also died.
23 In the resurrection, when they rise, whose wife will she be of them? For the seven had her as a wife."
Therefore, in the resurrection, when they rise, of which of them shall she be the wife? for the seven had her as a wife.
24 Jesus said to them, "Is not this because you are mistaken, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of God?
And Jesus answered and said to them: Do you not err for this reason, because you know not the scriptures, nor the power of God?
25 For when they will rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.
For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels in heaven.
26 But about the dead, that they are raised; have you not read in the book of Moses, about the bush, how God spoke to him, saying, 'I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'?
But concerning the dead, that they do rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, at The Bush, how God spoke to him, saying, I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob?
27 He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are therefore badly mistaken."
He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. Therefore, you do greatly err.
28 And one of the scribes came, and heard them questioning together. Seeing that he had answered them well, asked him, "Which commandment is the greatest of all?"
And one of the scribes came, and heard them reasoning together; and perceiving that he had answered them well, he asked him: Which is the first commandment of all?
29 Jesus answered, "The first is, 'Hear, Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one.
And Jesus answered him: The first commandment of all is, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord.
30 And you are to love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind, and with all your strength.'
And you shall love the Lord your God with your whole heart, and with your whole soul, and with your whole mind, and with your whole strength. This is the first commandment.
31 The second is this, 'You are to love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other commandment greater than these."
And the second, which is like it, is this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these.
32 The scribe said to him, "Truly, Teacher, you have said well that he is one, and there is none other but he,
And the scribe said to him: Teacher, in truth you have well said, that there is one God, and there is no other beside him;
33 and to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more important than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices."
and to love him with the whole heart, and with the whole understanding, and with the whole soul, and with the whole strength, and to love one’s neighbor as himself, is more than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices.
34 When Jesus saw that he answered wisely, he said to him, "You are not far from the kingdom of God." No one dared ask him any question after that.
And Jesus perceiving that he answered with understanding, said to him: You are not far from the kingdom of God. And no one, after that, ventured to ask him a question.
35 Jesus responded, as he taught in the temple, "How can the scribes say that the Christ is the son of David?
And Jesus, as he was teaching in the temple, answered and said: How say the scribes that the Christ is the son of David?
36 David himself said in the Holy Spirit, 'The Lord said to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies the footstool of your feet."'
For David himself said by the Holy Spirit: The Lord said to my Lord, Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies thy footstool.
37 David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?" The common people heard him gladly.
David himself, then, calls him Lord; and how is he his son? And the great multitude heard him with pleasure.
38 In his teaching he said to them, "Beware of the scribes, who like to walk in long robes, and to get greetings in the marketplaces,
And he said to them in his teaching: Beware of the scribes, who love to walk in robes, and love salutations in the markets,
39 and the best seats in the synagogues, and the best places at feasts:
and the first seats in the synagogues, and the first places at suppers;
40 those who devour widows' houses, and for a pretense make long prayers. These will receive greater condemnation."
who eat up the houses of widows, and, as a pretext, make long prayers: these shall receive more abundant condemnation.
41 And he sat down opposite the treasury, and saw how the crowd cast money into the treasury. Many who were rich cast in much.
And Jesus, sitting opposite the treasury, observed how the multitude threw money into the treasury. And many rich persons threw in much.
42 A poor widow came, and she cast in two lepta, which equal a kodrantes.
And there came one poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43 He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury,
And he called his disciples to him, and said to them: Verily I say to you, this poor widow has thrown in more than all that have thrown into the treasury.
44 for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."
For all have thrown in out of their abundance; but she, out of her poverty, has thrown in all that she had, her whole living.
